New Nonstop Train Will Connect These 2 Gorgeous European Capitals

Right here we’re once more, for yet one more chapter of Europe’s fast-spreading Railway Renaissance.

During the last couple of years, quite a few new prepare routes have launched throughout the pond connecting a spate of surprising locations: for example, we have had a brand new evening prepare from Brussels all the best way to Venice, the first-ever direct Paris–Berlin, and shortly sufficient, we’d even get London–Geneva.

Loopy, proper?

Nicely, that is not the top of it. Beginning subsequent yr, vacationers will be capable to go for the rail journey between two beautiful European capitals you do not usually see positioned collectively in the identical sentence:

Direct Trains From Copenhagen To Prague Launching Quickly!

You learn that proper. From Could 1, 2026, passengers will be capable to trip a prepare from Copenhagen, in Denmark, all the best way to Prague, in Czechia (or Czech Republic) passing via Germany in between.

A joint challenge between Deutsche Banh (DB), Germany’s nationwide railway, Danish Railways (DSB), and Czech Railways (ČD) it should shorten overland journey time from Scandinavia to Central Europe, in addition to enhance connections considerably.

Proper now, the one possibility for vacationers eager on touring extra sustainably, or just avoiding the airport visitors is to go from Copenhagen Central (Köbenhavn H) to Hamburg, a metropolis in Northern Germany. That is 5 hours solely to get began.

Subsequent, they need to swap to a different prepare going to Berlin Central (one other 2 hours), and at last, a 3rd trip from Berlin to Prague, for a closing part of simply over 4 hours. Add to that switch instances of 1–2 hours, and also you’re taking a look at a 15, and even 17-hour journey.

Remember the a number of bookings, the shortage of safety within the occasion of a delay throughout a part of the journey, and the mounting prices.

Get From Scandinavia To Central Europe About 6 Hours Sooner!

With the brand new direct Copenhagen–Prague prepare, that’s set to remove switch instances and transport passengers easily from the Danish capital, all the way down to Germany, and at last eastbound in the direction of Prague, the period is roughly 11 hours.

Between 4 to six hours sooner than the present 3-train different.

There might be two direct daytime trains per day, seven days every week, with a 3rd added within the peak summer time months.

It is a lengthy journey, equal to a long-haul flight, so you might be questioning what’s in it for you. In any case, flights are merely a lot faster and extra handy.

We’ll be sincere with you: this prepare is certain to attraction primarily to railway lovers and environment-conscious vacationers. Normally, we strongly suggest you are taking evening trains as a substitute of flights because it basically combines the price of lodging and transport right into a single reserving.

This isn’t the case right here, at the least not for now, as no nighttime service is deliberate, and you will be touring through the day.

What Facilities Can You Anticipate Throughout The Journey?

However, this prepare might be a superb possibility for a multi-destination European journey from Scandinavia to Central Europe.

It can begin in Copenhagen, stopping in a number of key German cities alongside the best way, together with Hamburg, Berlin, and Dresden, earlier than reaching Prague.

You’ll be able to simply break up the journey by stopping by in 2 or 3 totally different locations alongside the best way.

Should you’re merely trying to get from Copenhagen to Prague as quick as attainable utilizing the prepare, you will be glad to know it is ČD’s new ComfortJet trains which might be being deployed on this route, and they are going to be outfitted with a eating automobile, a cinema for youngsters, onboard Wi-Fi, and ‘mobile-friendly home windows’.

In non-technical phrases, they’re particularly designed to not block 4G/5G reception contained in the prepare, to not point out they’re nice for panoramic viewing.

Uncover extra thrilling prepare routes debuting within the close to future in Europe right here—and do not forget to consult with our TOP Entry Requirement Checker to confirm entry guidelines for Americans on the European international locations you will be visiting.

Vinicius Costa

Vini, our senior lead author at Journey Off Path, has over 60+ international locations underneath his belt (and presently weaving tales from Paris!), and a knack for turning off-the-beaten-path experiences into informative tales that may have you ever packing your baggage.